Oxnard-- Well, it’s another anniversary for me, so to speak, as my anniversary of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is April 8.
It started in early 1989 when I was married to my first wife. I was overweight and was embarking on a diet. The weight was coming off easily because food suddenly didn’t taste so good, so I slowed down the eating.
Then, one day, my vision got blurry, and I needed glasses. Okay, lots of people need glasses, I thought. But it didn’t stop there, as I was in a constant state of thirst, and even when I drank water, it didn’t help. I was always thirsty and losing a lot of weight.
Meanwhile, I was having a lot of trouble at work. My performance started to suffer, and I went from being someone who always kept up with paperwork and usage reports to someone who was never on time. I felt awful, and it felt like my legs weighed 1,000 pounds. Like I already said, I was losing a ton of weight, and my guests started to ask me if I felt alright. I told them that I was on a diet, and they would…
